tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242178468961539368.post8190307667496775058..comments2024-03-09T10:27:42.207+00:00Comments on Grid Wargaming: The 5th Century in Britannia: Part 3. Ambrosius, Uthyr and the Death of Hengist.Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00026872321928243839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6242178468961539368.post-82794908352209330562023-09-17T14:00:34.823+01:002023-09-17T14:00:34.823+01:00Aurelius (One of the three sources for the myth of...Aurelius (One of the three sources for the myth of King Arthur) And his British Army were on the west and South of the river's Don and Dearne. The Welsh Infantry were drawn up in Bella Wood (Battle Wood) to the west side of Barnburgh.<br /><br />Hengist's Saxons drew up below the hill at High Melton. The area is in the field of Maesbelli. Using the junction of the Don and Dearne Valleys as their front.<br />To begin with Hengist threw back several charges across the river by the Britons of Aurelius. Hengist was then out flanked from the North West by Bretton Cavalry, probably Eldol's Cousins. This was about revenge against the Night of the Long Knives when their family lands in England were taken. They were the descendants of the Crispian Horse based between Danum/Doncaster and Lindum/Lindholm who left with Magnus Maximus first to defend the Roman Empire against Barbarians to the North of Europe and who based them selves in Bretton (Little Britain) (probable source for Lancelot myth).<br /><br />Hengist's foot soldiers retreated up hill through the trees to escape the Cavalry and were chased toward Sprotbrough. Many of the foot soldiers were buried at the Long barrow in some ones back garden on the road between High Melton and Sprotbrough. Hengist and his retinue of horse troops being unable to retreat up hill, try riding a horse uphill while some one on foot chases you and you find out why. So Hengist's retinue went along the Don Valley floor to cross the river at Dragon Forde about where the old Mill was at Conisbrough and where the little brook joins the river.<br /><br />They then took defence at the remains of the old Roman fort/watchtower/Duke of Briton (Dux Britannica) home/Villa of In British history he is referred to as Conan Meriadoc (King Meriadoc) In Rome he is referred to as Magnus Maximus Emperor of the West of Rome. There is a road in Conisbrough called Conan Road. The Name Conisbrough is derived from Kings Town so Coni's Burgh.<br /><br />By the way it was was called Dragon Forde because it was the ford, used by the quick reaction force that Magnus Maximus left to defend Britain, to cross the river Don. Romans used a hooped dragon pennant that howls in the wind or when Galloping, that they adopted from the Dacian Cavalry. They took a long time for the Roman's to Defeat. This is featured in Trajan's Column in Rome.<br /><br />We get the name Dragoons for horse cavalry from the same source. That Roman quick reaction force was based in forts along the Pennines where the could see watch tower fires being lit if there was a coastal invasion. Thus these families of the Roman Generals became rulers of Britain after Rome Collapsed and were the Pennine Dragons from which we get the name Pen-Dragon, part of the source of the Arthur myth.Walkerighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096836966501054490noreply@blogger.com